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  • DIO announces shortlisted bidders for national construction

    The National Capital Works Framework is being developed and procured by the DIO Next Generation Estate Contracts (NGEC) team. It will be used…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fortnum and Mason launches Diamond Jubilee gift for Armed Forces

    To mark the unique occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Fortnum and Mason is presenting all Armed Forces personnel on active…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Household Cavalry horse helps muck himself out

    A military horse from the Household Cavalry has taken it upon himself to help muck out his own yard during the morning mucking-out parade.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Welsh soldiers celebrate St David's Day in Helmand

    Welsh soldiers deployed to Afghanistan have celebrated St David's Day in the traditional way by munching their way through whole, raw leeks.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prince Charles presents leeks to Welsh Guards

    The Prince of Wales presented soldiers from the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards with ceremonial leeks today to mark St David's Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Daring joins allied navies for her first major operation

    Britain's most advanced warship has joined allied navies in a sweep of troubled waters for her first major operation east of Suez.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commercial partner announced to help improve MOD business services

    The award of a contract to a commercial partner to help improve the MOD's business services has been announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Welsh soldiers visit mosque ahead of Helmand deployment

    Soldiers from 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh recently visited a mosque in Bolton as part of preparations for their deployment to Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary observes Olympic air security exercise

    Codenamed Taurus Mountain 2, the exercise tested the ability of the Armed Forces to respond to an airborne threat. It involved RAF Typhoon aircraft…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Apaches return to HMS Illustrious

    The potency of the Apache was demonstrated last year courtesy of a succession of ‘surgical strikes’ against pro-government targets in Libya,…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary responds to criticism over Navy tankers order

    A letter from Defence Secretary Philip Hammond responding to calls that the MOD contracts for new Royal Fleet Auxiliary tankers should have been awarded to UK firms has been published in the Daily Mail today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Medics erect field hospital in Army exercise

    Nearly 100 soldiers from the British Army's 34 Field Hospital unit recently took part in an exercise which saw them erect a huge tented medical facility in Elvington near York.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Afghan and British forces seize Taliban anti-tank weapon

    Soldiers from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, known as the Welsh Cavalry, joined forces with their Afghan counterparts to mount the operation to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Grenadier Guards train for Helmand

    The soldiers, who are deploying with 12 Mechanized Brigade on Operation HERRICK 16, will be based in the Gereshk area of Helmand province where…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sailors fight fire at Antarctic base

    Two dozen crew from research and survey vessel HMS Protector helped fight the blaze which had engulfed the Ferraz research station on King George…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Ministers visit central Asian countries

    Defence Secretary Philip Hammond is holding talks with the governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week to secure supply lines for getting equipment home from Afghanistan when combat operations finish there.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Body armour saves British soldier from Taliban bullet

    A British soldier's body armour saved him from a Taliban gunshot during a fierce fire fight in Helmand province recently, enabling him to shrug off the impact and carry on with the mission.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Elite Afghan police uncover Taliban weapons and drugs

    The first operation was carried out without any support from the International Security Assistance Force. It involved the search of a compound…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Leeming's Air Traffic Control Squadron named best in RAF

    The North Yorkshire unit was presented with the prestigious Raytheon Falconer Trophy earlier this month. Presented each year since 1982, the…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HMS Illustrious works with Danish military in Copenhagen

    Portsmouth-based warship HMS Illustrious has been working with colleagues in the Danish Armed Forces during a four-day visit to Copenhagen

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government